Mariëlle van Hoorn-Isselmann

Hi, I am Marie-Leonoor van Hoorn-Isselmann

My priority in working with you is to create a safe and secure environment where you will feel comfortable and supported to do the personal work you set out to do.
I believe in your innate ability to know what is best for you and in your freedom to choose how to make that work for you.
I am passionate about enabling you to exercize your right to choose how to lead your life and to live it to the full.
I attach great importance to increasing access to coaching, counselling and therapy for all those who wish to benefit from them.

Here is some information for you on my professional background

Gestalt Therapy

Working with children and adolescents aged 12- 18 struggling with developmental and social emotional issues in sports, at school, with peers or within the family setting.
Working with young adults facing issues of identity, life choices and the pressure of competition.
Working with parents dealing with parenting issues and a diminishing sense of self - including a sense of direction and control - in their lives.

Counselling and Coaching

Counsellor for young varsity athletes, guiding them to discover their personal best and to achieve sustainable results. Some were selected for Dutch National Teams.
Counsellor for athletes' parents to support their athletes in competition while balancing family life.
Former professional coach for varsity youth field hockey teams coaching them through regional and national championships.
Counsellor for immigrant parents in the U.S.A. parenting their third culture kids in their new and often overwhelming new surroundings.
Counsellor for members of expatriate communities and their families in the U.S.A., also drawing upon my extensive personal expatriate experience.

Conflict management

Working as a Neighborhood Mediator in my area of residence, encouraging and achieving peaceful settlement of neighborhood conflicts as part of a joint effort of 50 local mediators.

My Professional Memberships

I am a registered member of the Dutch Professional Association for Specialized Psychosocial Therapists (nvpa.org). Furthermore, I am a member of the U.S.A. based Association for the Advancement of Gestalt Therapy (A.A.G.T.) and a registered member of the 'Register voor Beroepen in de Complementaire Zorg' (R.B.C.Z., the official registrar for professionals working in complementary health care in the Netherlands)